In the first VizUM Symposium, on Dec 11, 2014, 6:00–8:00 PM at the Stanley and Jewell Glasgow Hall, School of Architecture. We will hear from Chance Scott, a graduate student in geography, detailed accident density for Miami-Dade County from 2003 through 2010; Julius Dewalt, also a grad student in geography, illustrated the mosquito-borne distribution of malaria in Mali; and undergraduate Luis David Real showed the growth of Hispanic populations in Georgia, county by county, from 2000 through 2010. Faculty Speakers include: Juhong Park, School of Architecture; Alberto Cairo, School of Communication and Center for Computational Science; and Victor Milenkovic, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Computer Science. Don’t miss this pivotal event in our visualization timeline.